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FA Cup roundup: Dover beat Cheltenham as Barnsley are held by Chesterhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/dec/07/fa-cup-roundup-second-round-dover-chester
• Captain Connor Essam puts Conference side in third round<br />• Conference North Worcester secure replay against Scunthorpe<p>Non-league Dover shocked Cheltenham to book their place in the FA Cup third round thanks to a late goal from captain Connor Essam.</p><p>The former Crawley and Gillingham defender threaded his shot beyond Town goalkeeper Trevor Carson in the 82nd minute to send the Conference side through at the expense of the League Two outfit.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/dec/07/fa-cup-roundup-second-round-dover-chester">Continue reading...</a>FA CupFootballCheltenhamCheltenhamSportBarnsleyBristol CityAldershot TownBradfordSun, 07 Dec 2014 16:49:51 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/dec/07/fa-cup-roundup-second-round-dover-chesterPhotograph: Ian Smith/Action ImagesDover Athletic captain Connor Essam celebrates his winning goal against Cheltenham.
Photograph: Ian Smith/Action ImagesPhotograph: Ian Smith/Action ImagesDover Athletic captain Connor Essam celebrates his winning goal against Cheltenham.
Photograph: Ian Smith/Action ImagesPress Association2014-12-07T16:49:51ZThe Joy of Six: Football League play-off finals | Barry Glendenninghttps://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/may/24/joy-of-six-play-off-finals
From Aldershot's win over Wolves to Mickey Gray's hideously bad penalty, via Paul Dickov's late heroics against Gillingham<p>If Wolves fans think <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/may/04/brighton-wolves-championship" title="">their recent relegation to League One</a> was a crushing disappointment, they can at least console themselves with the knowledge that their team has endured worse agonies. Having dropped down to English football's fourth tier on the back of three successive relegations, the West Midlands club had survived a winding-up order 10 months previously and were attempting to begin the gradual ascent back towards former glories. They were doing so via a new wheeze called the play-offs, which had been adopted to increase competition and maintain fan interest by giving more clubs a chance of winning promotion towards the end of the season. Victory would prove a fitting end to one of the most eventful season's in the club's history.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/may/24/joy-of-six-play-off-finals">Continue reading...</a>FootballSportSunderlandCharlton AthleticManchester CityGillinghamWest Ham UnitedPreston North EndSwindonLeicester CityAldershot TownWolverhampton WanderersCrystal PalaceSheffield UnitedFri, 24 May 2013 10:17:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/may/24/joy-of-six-play-off-finalsPhotograph: Alex Livesey/Getty ImagesManchester City players celebrate promotion after the 1999 Division Two play-off final against Gillingham at Wembley. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Alex Livesey/Getty ImagesManchester City players celebrate promotion after the 1999 Division Two play-off final against Gillingham at Wembley. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty ImagesBarry Glendenning2013-05-24T10:17:00ZAldershot go into administration after dropping out of Football Leaguehttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/may/02/aldershottownfootball
• Players have yet to be paid their April wages<br />• Club's relegation was sealed at weekend<p>Aldershot have been placed in administration just five days after being relegated from the Football League.</p><p>The Hampshire side were founded as Aldershot Town in 1992 after Aldershot Football Club, which had been in existence since 1926, went out of business.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/may/02/aldershottownfootball">Continue reading...</a>Aldershot TownFootballFinancesBusinessSportThu, 02 May 2013 13:43:35 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/may/02/aldershottownfootballPhotograph: Paul Burrows/Action ImagesLee Frecklington scores for Rotherham as the relegation trapdoor opens for Aldershot.
Photograph: Paul Burrows/Action ImagesPhotograph: Paul Burrows/Action ImagesLee Frecklington scores for Rotherham as the relegation trapdoor opens for Aldershot.
Photograph: Paul Burrows/Action ImagesPress Association2013-05-02T13:43:35ZWimbledon's revised history boys sign off above the dotted line | Jeremy Alexanderhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/apr/28/wimbledon-barnet-aldershot-dagenham-relegation
Neal Ardley's players retain League Two status on a day when Edgar Davids's Barnet drop out with Aldershot<p>Football, it is often said, is about being in the right place at the right time. It usually refers to the knack of scoring. On Saturday, as Barnet were relegated from League Two, the Guardian had no one within 60 miles of Northampton, where they lost 2-0. Last-day survival, after three in a row, had seemed old hat.</p><p>In fact the drama covered six venues and seven teams and all but Aldershot had it in their own hands to survive. In the event Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United, sitting prettiest, escaped the afternoon's worst agonies, despite a defeat and draw respectively; Aldershot went down quietly at Rotherham; but York City's 1-0 win at Dagenham &amp; Redbridge would have sent their hosts down if Barnet had drawn and if AFC Wimbledon had not beaten Fleetwood Town 2-1 at Kingsmeadow.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/apr/28/wimbledon-barnet-aldershot-dagenham-relegation">Continue reading...</a>AFC WimbledonFootballBarnetAldershot TownDagenham & RedbridgeYork CityPlymouth ArgyleTorquay UnitedSportFootball LeagueSun, 28 Apr 2013 21:59:02 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/apr/28/wimbledon-barnet-aldershot-dagenham-relegationPhotograph: Lee Mills/Action ImagesAFC Wimbledon's Kevin Sainte-Luce, left, Jonathan Meades, centre, and Jack Midson celebrate League Two survival. Photograph: Lee Mills/Action ImagesPhotograph: Lee Mills/Action ImagesAFC Wimbledon's Kevin Sainte-Luce, left, Jonathan Meades, centre, and Jack Midson celebrate League Two survival. Photograph: Lee Mills/Action ImagesJeremy Alexander at Kingsmeadow2013-04-28T21:59:02ZBarnet and Aldershot slide into Conference after AFC Wimbledon winhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/apr/28/barnet-aldershot-conference-wimbledon
• Barnet beaten at Northampton, Aldershot by Rotherham<br />• Wimbledon win 2-1 at home to Fleetwood to survive<p>Seven teams were at risk of relegation from the Football League and on a predictably tense final day, in which almost every team appeared to be gripped by nerves in front of goal, <strong>Barnet</strong> and <strong>Aldershot</strong> slid into the Conference.</p><p>The anxiety was palpable everywhere with not a single goal in any of the matches involving the bottom seven until the 31st minute, when <strong>Torquay </strong>conceded to <strong>Bristol Rovers,</strong> but the Gulls were always outsiders for the drop and their 3-3 draw was rendered less relevant by events elsewhere.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/apr/28/barnet-aldershot-conference-wimbledon">Continue reading...</a>League TwoBarnetAldershot TownAFC WimbledonPlymouth ArgyleDagenham & RedbridgeTorquay UnitedYork CityFootballSportLeague Two 2012-13Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:02:30 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/apr/28/barnet-aldershot-conference-wimbledonPhotograph: John Marsh/Action ImagesBarnet's Edgar Davids, left, is comforted by Northampton Town's Adebayo Akinfenwa after relegation. Photograph: John Marsh/Action ImagesPhotograph: John Marsh/Action ImagesBarnet's Edgar Davids, left, is comforted by Northampton Town's Adebayo Akinfenwa after relegation. Photograph: John Marsh/Action ImagesTom Davies2013-04-27T23:02:30ZHopes and fears of seven teams out to avoid relegation from League Two | Louise Taylorhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/apr/26/league-two-relegation
Men at the sharp end of a tense and potentially costly weekend describe the challenge facing their clubs<p><strong>Pts 52 Pos 18th</strong> Final match (h) v Bristol R (13th)</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/apr/26/league-two-relegation">Continue reading...</a>League TwoTorquay UnitedPlymouth ArgyleYork CityDagenham & RedbridgeBarnetAFC WimbledonAldershot TownFootballSportLeague Two 2012-13Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:14:17 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/apr/26/league-two-relegationPhotograph: Lee Mills/Action ImagesEdgar Davids will be leading Barnet's attempt to avoid relegation from League Two. Photograph: Lee Mills/Action ImagesPhotograph: Lee Mills/Action ImagesEdgar Davids will be leading Barnet's attempt to avoid relegation from League Two. Photograph: Lee Mills/Action ImagesLouise Taylor2013-04-26T13:14:17ZUps and downs: What they need in the Football League divisionshttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/apr/19/football-league-ups-and-downs
• Doncaster need a win for Championship football<br />• Aldershot on the brink of demotion to Conference<br /><br /><p><strong>Hull City</strong> will be promoted to the Premier League if Watford lose at home against Blackburn and Crystal Palace draw at home to Leicester. Cardiff will become champions if they take at least a point at Burnley.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/apr/19/football-league-ups-and-downs">Continue reading...</a>Football LeagueChampionshipLeague OneLeague TwoSkrill PremierDoncaster RoversFootballAldershot TownSportChampionship 2012-13League One 2012-13League Two 2012-13Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:28:14 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/apr/19/football-league-ups-and-downsPhotograph: Paul Burrows/Action ImagesDoncaster's Billy Paynter, right, celebrates with team-mates after scoring his and the team's second goal in last week's 2–1 win at Crewe. Photograph: Paul Burrows/Action ImagesPhotograph: Paul Burrows/Action ImagesDoncaster's Billy Paynter, right, celebrates with team-mates after scoring his and the team's second goal in last week's 2–1 win at Crewe. Photograph: Paul Burrows/Action ImagesGuardian Sport staff2013-04-19T16:28:14ZAldershot Town dismiss manager Dean Holdsworth after poor runhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/feb/20/aldershot-town-sack-manager-dean-holdsworth
• Club 20th in League Two after seven points in seven games<br />• Aldershot hope to have manager in place by Saturday<p>Aldershot Town have sacked their manager, Dean Holdsworth, after a poor run of results. The Hampshire club have taken seven points from their past seven matches and, although they are sitting 20th in League Two, they are only two points above the relegation zone.</p><p>A club statement read: "Despite Tuesday evening's hard-fought result against Torquay [a 1-0 win] the board of directors have taken the decision to terminate the contract of first-team manager, Dean Holdsworth, with immediate effect.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/feb/20/aldershot-town-sack-manager-dean-holdsworth">Continue reading...</a>Aldershot TownLeague TwoFootballSportLeague Two 2012-13Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:30:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/feb/20/aldershot-town-sack-manager-dean-holdsworthPhotograph: Pa Wire/PADean Holdsworth during Aldershot Town's match at Cheltenham Town last Saturday. He was sacked after two years as manager. Photograph: PAPhotograph: Pa Wire/PADean Holdsworth during Aldershot Town's match at Cheltenham Town last Saturday. He was sacked after two years as manager. Photograph: PAPress Association2013-02-20T22:30:00ZMiddlesbrough 2-1 Aldershot Town | FA Cup fourth-round match reporthttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jan/26/middlesbrough-aldershot-town-fa-cup
<p>Tony Mowbray fancies Middlesbrough's chances of beating a Premier League team to a quarter-final place in the FA&nbsp;Cup after Boro edged in to the last 16 at the expense of Aldershot with a 2-1 victory at the Riverside.</p><p>With two minutes remaining, the Shots striker Danny Hylton scored his eighth Cup goal in four games seemingly to set up a lucrative replay for the League Two side after Lukas Jutkiewicz's late opener. But Jutkiewicz spared Boro a replay&nbsp;with a winner five minutes into stoppage time.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jan/26/middlesbrough-aldershot-town-fa-cup">Continue reading...</a>FA CupMiddlesbroughAldershot TownFootballSportFA Cup 2012-13Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:35:19 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jan/26/middlesbrough-aldershot-town-fa-cupPhotograph: John Clifton/Action ImagesAldershot Town's Michael Hector, left, in action with Nicky Bailey of Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium. Photograph: John Clifton/Action ImagesPhotograph: John Clifton/Action ImagesAldershot Town's Michael Hector, left, in action with Nicky Bailey of Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium. Photograph: John Clifton/Action ImagesPress Association2013-01-26T17:35:19ZMiddlesbrough v Aldershot Town: Squad sheetshttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jan/25/middlesbrough-aldershot-town-squad-sheets
<p>The first competitive fixture between these teams brings Dean Holdsworth's side, 21st in League Two, 275 miles north to face promotion chasing Championship opponents. The one occasion when the sides have played each other was back in May 1975 when Jack Charlton's Middlesbrough, newly crowned second division champions, travelled to the Recreation Ground for a testimonial. Four decades on, Tony Mobwray clearly harbours mixed feeling about the Cup's impact on his injury-hit squad. "I hope it doesn't become a distraction whereby we drop out of the top six and have games in hand we need to win," said Boro's manager. <strong>Louise Taylor</strong></p><p><strong>Venue </strong>Riverside Stadium, Saturday 3pm</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jan/25/middlesbrough-aldershot-town-squad-sheets">Continue reading...</a>MiddlesbroughAldershot TownFA CupFootballSportFA Cup 2012-13Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:28:07 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jan/25/middlesbrough-aldershot-town-squad-sheetsGuardian Staff2013-01-25T17:28:07ZWolves 1-1 Aldershot (Wolves win 7-6 on pens) | Capital One Cuphttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/aug/11/wolverhampton-wanderers-aldershot-capital-one-cup
1-1 after extra time; Wolves win 7-6 on penalties<p>The Stale Solbakken era at Wolves got off a winning start in round one of the Capital One League Cup, though it was hardly the most auspicious of introductions for the Norwegian coach as his side were taken to extra time and penalties by Aldershot Town of League Two.</p><p>Wolves had any number of chances to win the game before penalties, particularly in extra time when Jamie Young made a string of saves from Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, though without Steven Fletcher the home side looked worryingly toothless up front. At least all their penalties went in, and the contest was into the sudden death phase when Jordan Roberts was unsuccessful with the 14th kick from the spot, Carl Ikeme diving to his left to make a save.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/aug/11/wolverhampton-wanderers-aldershot-capital-one-cup">Continue reading...</a>Capital One CupWolverhampton WanderersAldershot TownSportFootballCapital One Cup 2012-13Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:36:06 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/aug/11/wolverhampton-wanderers-aldershot-capital-one-cupPhotograph: James Benwell/Action ImagesNew Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Stale Solbakken, with assistant Terry Connor. Photograph: James Benwell/Action ImagesPhotograph: James Benwell/Action ImagesNew Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Stale Solbakken, with assistant Terry Connor. Photograph: James Benwell/Action ImagesPaul Wilson at Molineux2012-08-11T17:36:06ZStevenage seal play-off spot and Crawley go up at first attempthttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/05/stevenage-crawley-football-league-round-up
• Stevenage to face Sheffield United in play-offs<br />• Scott Neilson scores only goal for promoted Crawley<p>While <strong>Sheffield United</strong>'s city rivals Wednesday were making sure of automatic promotion, United were left contemplating a play-off campaign after being held 2-2 at relegated <strong>Exeter City</strong>.</p><p>The home side went ahead in the 24th minute through a fine goal from Alan Gow before the Blades were reduced to 10 men when James Beattie was shown a straight red card for a tackle on James Dunne. Lee Williamson levelled a minute before the break and Kevin McDonald put United ahead within two minutes of the restart, but Scott Bennett equalised late on.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/05/stevenage-crawley-football-league-round-up">Continue reading...</a>StevenageBuryNotts CountyColchesterCrawleyAccrington StanleyCrewe AlexandraAldershot TownOxford UnitedPort ValeFootballLeague One 2011-12League OneLeague Two 2011-12League TwoSportSat, 05 May 2012 18:06:29 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/05/stevenage-crawley-football-league-round-upPhotograph: Paul Burrows/Action ImagesCrawley's Scott Neilson celebrates with team-mates after scoring the goal at Accrington that clinched promotion. Photograph: Paul Burrows/Action ImagesPhotograph: Paul Burrows/Action ImagesCrawley's Scott Neilson celebrates with team-mates after scoring the goal at Accrington that clinched promotion. Photograph: Paul Burrows/Action ImagesTom Davies2012-05-05T18:06:29ZJoe Devera helps Swindon pile on problems for Dagenham and Redbridgehttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/mar/06/swindon-dagenham-redbridge
• Kevin Ellison's double helps Morecambe overhaul Cheltenham <br />• Matthew Richards earns Shrewsbury point against Oxford<p>Paolo Di Canio's <strong>Swindon</strong> moved six points clear at the top of League Two and heaped more woe on rock-bottom <strong>Dagenham and Redbridge</strong> with a 4-0 win at the County Ground. Billy Bodin, Joe Devera, Luke Rooney and Paul Benson scored for Swindon but the result was barely in doubt after the visitors had Josh Scott sent off just past the half-hour mark for violent conduct.</p><p>Second-placed <strong>Cheltenham</strong> led through Darryl Duffy's early strike at <strong>Morecambe</strong> but collapsed to a 3-1 defeat. Kevin Ellison's double and another from Izak Reid gave the Shrimpers the points.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/mar/06/swindon-dagenham-redbridge">Continue reading...</a>League Two 2011-12SwindonDagenham & RedbridgeCheltenhamMorecambeShrewsburyOxford UnitedTorquay UnitedAldershot TownGillinghamBarnetPort ValeBurton AlbionNorthamptonBristol RoversPlymouth ArgyleAFC WimbledonHerefordMacclesfieldRotherhamCrewe AlexandraAccrington StanleyBradfordLeague TwoFootballSportTue, 06 Mar 2012 23:02:55 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/mar/06/swindon-dagenham-redbridgePhotograph: Ben Hoskins/Getty ImagesJoe Devera scored the second of Swindon's four goals against Dagenham and Redbridge. Photograph: Ben Hoskins/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Ben Hoskins/Getty ImagesJoe Devera scored the second of Swindon's four goals against Dagenham and Redbridge. Photograph: Ben Hoskins/Getty ImagesPress Association2012-03-06T23:02:55ZLeague Two 2011-12: the bloggers' half-term report | John Ashdownhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/football-league-blog/2011/dec/21/league-two-half-term-report
The people who <em>really</em> know their clubs give us the lowdown on the League Two season so far<p><strong>How's it going? </strong>Better than we'd have you believe. Despite a start to the season which you'd be hard pressed to describe as anything but "grim", we're actually heading in a positive direction. Believe it or not, we're in a better position than we were last season when we achieved unthinkable things. At the time of writing we're unbeaten in six league games having won the last three, heading into the biggest local derby in recent years. Boxing Day's fixture away at Morecambe could signal our intentions for the second half of the season and fire a warning to the top half.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/football-league-blog/2011/dec/21/league-two-half-term-report">Continue reading...</a>League Two 2011-12League TwoCrawley TownSouthendCheltenhamShrewsburySwindonBurton AlbionGillinghamOxford UnitedRotherhamPort ValeMorecambeTorquay UnitedAccrington StanleyCrewe AlexandraMacclesfieldAldershot TownAFC WimbledonBristol RoversBarnetBradfordHerefordNorthamptonPlymouth ArgyleDagenham & RedbridgeFootballSportWed, 21 Dec 2011 18:36:29 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/football-league-blog/2011/dec/21/league-two-half-term-reportPhotograph: Clive Gee/PACrawley Town have exceeded expectations this season and are four points clear at the top of League Two going into Christmas. Photograph: Clive Gee/PAPhotograph: Clive Gee/PACrawley Town have exceeded expectations this season and are four points clear at the top of League Two going into Christmas. Photograph: Clive Gee/PAJohn Ashdown2011-12-21T18:36:29ZWrexham upset Brentford to secure FA Cup third round spothttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/dec/03/wrexham-brentford-fa-cup
• Jamie Tolley goal gives Conference leaders Wrexham victory<br />• Macclesfield's Tony Diagne denies Chelmsford a scalp<p>The Blue Square Premier leaders <strong>Wrexham</strong> sprung the shock of Saturday's FA Cup second-round ties, seeing off <strong>Brentford</strong> of League One to secure a place in Sunday's third-round draw.</p><p>Jamie Tolley's 33rd-minute goal proved decisive for the Welsh club in their trip to Griffin Park.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/dec/03/wrexham-brentford-fa-cup">Continue reading...</a>FA Cup 2011-12WrexhamBrentfordMacclesfieldCrawley TownCheltenhamLuton TownColchesterSwindonLeyton OrientCharlton AthleticCarlisleMK DonsBarnetSheffield UnitedTorquay UnitedSheffield WednesdayAldershot TownSouthendOldhamBradfordAFC WimbledonDagenham & RedbridgeWalsallFA CupFootballSportSat, 03 Dec 2011 19:52:16 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/dec/03/wrexham-brentford-fa-cupPhotograph: David Field/Action ImagesWrexham's goalscorer, James Tolley, centre, celebrates with his team mates at full-time against Brentford. Photograph: David Field/Action ImagesPhotograph: David Field/Action ImagesWrexham's goalscorer, James Tolley, centre, celebrates with his team mates at full-time against Brentford. Photograph: David Field/Action ImagesPress Association2011-12-03T19:52:16ZFleetwood Town and Luton Town sprinkle magic on FA Cup first roundhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/nov/12/fleetwood-town-luton-fa-cup
• Fleetwood Town beat Wycombe Wanderers 2-0<br />• Stourbridge<strong> </strong>denied win against nine-man Plymouth Argyle<p>The magic of the FA Cup may be a careworn concept, as faded as Paul Daniels and his on-stage shtick, but there were still moments to cherish for fans of unheralded sides up and down the country as the first round got underway in earnest. <strong>Fleetwood Town </strong>and <strong>Luton Town</strong> were the only two non-league clubs to pull off genuine, if minor, shocks but the result of the day perhaps came at Home Park where <strong>Stourbridge</strong>, of the Evo-Stik Southern Premier Division, were denied a win against nine-man <strong>Plymouth Argyle</strong>.</p><p>Despite falling behind in the fourth minute, the Glassboys – who arrived for the match to find that Stourbridge had been misspelled on their shirt badges – recovered to lead 2-1 shortly after half-time through goals from Aaron Drake and Ryan Rowe. The Plymouth player-manager, Carl Fletcher, equalised before a frantic final 10 minutes: a Sean Gebbis penalty, following Robbie Williams's red card, made it 3-2 to the visitors but Onismor Bhasera again pulled Plymouth level. There was still time for Conor Hourihane to become the second Plymouth player to be sent off, as Stourbridge claimed a replay against opponents who, despite being rooted to the bottom of League Two, are three divisions above them.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/nov/12/fleetwood-town-luton-fa-cup">Continue reading...</a>Fleetwood TownFA Cup 2011-12FootballSportFA CupLuton TownWycombePlymouth ArgyleNorthamptonAldershot TownDagenham & RedbridgeSwindonHuddersfieldSat, 12 Nov 2011 21:59:30 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/nov/12/fleetwood-town-luton-fa-cupPhotograph: Martin Rickett/PAThe sun sets at Highbury Stadium as Fleetwood Town play Wycombe Wanderers in the FA Cup first round. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PAPhotograph: Martin Rickett/PAThe sun sets at Highbury Stadium as Fleetwood Town play Wycombe Wanderers in the FA Cup first round. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PAAlan Gardner2011-11-12T21:59:30ZAldershot Town 0-3 Manchester United | Carling Cup match reporthttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/oct/25/aldershot-town-manchester-united-carling-cup
<p>Manchester United must await sterner tests of their rehabilitation but such have been the tremors since the 6-1 mauling by their neighbours City on Sunday that they could take greater pleasure than usual in the dismissal of lower-league Carling Cup fodder.</p><p>Aldershot are 15th in League Two and their priority is to preserve Football League status. The Hampshire club have a monthly wage bill of £90,000, which is barely enough to keep Wayne Rooney between Mondays and Thursdays, and the gulf between the teams was all too apparent.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/oct/25/aldershot-town-manchester-united-carling-cup">Continue reading...</a>Carling Cup 2011-12Aldershot TownManchester UnitedCarling CupFootballSportTue, 25 Oct 2011 21:03:24 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/oct/25/aldershot-town-manchester-united-carling-cupPhotograph: Michael Regan/Getty ImagesManchester United's Michael Owen, left, scores his side's second goal in the Carling Cup fourth round against Aldershot Town. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Michael Regan/Getty ImagesManchester United's Michael Owen, left, scores his side's second goal in the Carling Cup fourth round against Aldershot Town. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty ImagesDavid Hytner at the EBB Stadium2011-10-25T21:03:24ZAldershot's Dean Holdsworth is ready and waiting for Manchester Unitedhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/oct/24/aldershot-dean-holdsworth-manchester-united
The former Wimbledon striker is hopeful the Shots can pull off an unlikely win over Sir Alex Ferguson's side in the Carling Cup<p>On the morning tickets went on sale for Aldershot Town's Carling Cup tie against Manchester United the manager Dean Holdsworth – yes, that Dean Holdsworth: well-groomed itinerant goal-poacher of the 1990s – could be seen serving tea to the queue of fans already waiting at 8am for the office to open at the EBB Stadium.</p><p>It may have been simply a publicity stunt from a man who knows all about the power of underdog self-mythologising from his time at Wimbledon and now as a manager of a Football League club so spectrally thin on finances, fans and history, it almost seems to shimmer before your eyes. But it was at least a good publicity stunt and this is, after all, Aldershot, a community club surfing the finest of margins, whose neat but disintegrating ground is so prominently stationed on this Hampshire town's main street that a blaze over the bar is likely to bring traffic to a halt, and for whom ticket sales in the good times are a matter of budgetary life or death.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/oct/24/aldershot-dean-holdsworth-manchester-united">Continue reading...</a>Aldershot TownCarling Cup 2011-12Carling CupFootballSportManchester UnitedMon, 24 Oct 2011 20:00:06 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/oct/24/aldershot-dean-holdsworth-manchester-unitedPhotograph: Richard SakerThe Aldershot manager, Dean Holdsworth, was part of the Wimbledon side that beat Manchester United 1-0 in October 1992. Photograph: Richard SakerPhotograph: Richard SakerThe Aldershot manager, Dean Holdsworth, was part of the Wimbledon side that beat Manchester United 1-0 in October 1992. Photograph: Richard SakerBarney Ronay2011-10-24T20:00:06ZRubén Rochina helps Blackburn make Orient's Carling Cup hopes go westhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/sep/20/blackburn-rovers-orient-carling-cup
• Blackburn win 3-1 against League One side<br />• Wolves score five against Millwall at Molineux<p><strong>Leyton Orient</strong> put up a brave fight against Steve Kean's <strong>Blackburn Rovers</strong> at Ewood Park but the League One strugglers were undone by late goals from Rubén Rochina and Simon Vukcevic.</p><p>Orient, without a win this season, had scored a 64th-minute equaliser, through David Mooney, after Blackburn had gone ahead a minute before the break with a Jason Roberts penalty. The Premier League team pressed in the second half, with the promising Rochina side-footing them back into the lead in the 71st minute and Vukcevic making it 3-1 four minutes later. Dean Cox scored a late consolation for the visitors.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/sep/20/blackburn-rovers-orient-carling-cup">Continue reading...</a>Carling Cup 2011-12Carling CupFootballSportBlackburn RoversWolverhampton WanderersLeyton OrientMillwallRochdaleAldershot TownMiddlesbroughCrystal PalaceMK DonsBurnleyTue, 20 Sep 2011 22:44:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/sep/20/blackburn-rovers-orient-carling-cupPhotograph: Peter Byrne/PABlackburn's Rubén Rochina in action with Leyton Orient's Dean Cox and Jimmy Smith, right, at Ewood Park. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PAPhotograph: Peter Byrne/PABlackburn's Rubén Rochina in action with Leyton Orient's Dean Cox and Jimmy Smith, right, at Ewood Park. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PAPress Association2011-09-20T22:44:03ZLeague Two round-up: Swindon beat Crawley as Morecambe stay tophttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/sep/14/league-two-swindon-crawley-morecambe
• Crawley concede three more as top six fail to win<br />• Morecambe draw but lead Rotherham and Port Vale<p>Paolo Di Canio's <strong>Swindon Town</strong> dished out another harsh Football League lesson to <strong>Crawley Town</strong> on a night when none of the teams starting in the top six in League Two managed to win.</p><p>On Saturday last season's Blue Square champions suffered a 6-0 humiliation at Morecambe and now they were undone by a late Mehdi Kerrouche double as Swindon, already leading through Alan Connell's 28th-minute effort, cruised to a 3-0 win.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/sep/14/league-two-swindon-crawley-morecambe">Continue reading...</a>Crawley TownSwindonMorecambeMacclesfieldRotherhamAccrington StanleySheffield UnitedBristol RoversCheltenhamTorquay UnitedPort ValeBradfordPlymouth ArgyleBarnetHerefordAldershot TownSouthendGillinghamAFC WimbledonCrewe AlexandraOxford UnitedDagenham & RedbridgeBurton AlbionLeague Two 2011-12League TwoFootballSportTue, 13 Sep 2011 23:25:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/sep/14/league-two-swindon-crawley-morecambePhotograph: Henry Browne/Action ImagesPaolo Di Canio conducted Swindon Town's 3-0 League Two victory over Crawley Town from the technical area. Photograph: Henry Browne/Action ImagesPhotograph: Henry Browne/Action ImagesPaolo Di Canio conducted Swindon Town's 3-0 League Two victory over Crawley Town from the technical area. Photograph: Henry Browne/Action ImagesPress Association2011-09-13T23:25:00Z